Dr. Edward Urban, Executive Chairman of the Secretariat of Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), accompanied by SCOR Executive Committee invited Professor Venu Lttekkot visited IOCAS on March 28, 2013. Director Sun Song, deputy director Li Tiegang and other experts met with the guests, and exchanged issues to strengthen cooperation with SCOR.

Director Sun Song expressed his warm welcome to Dr. Urban's visit on behalf of IOCAS. He outlined the basic situation of the institute, demonstrated the ability and strength of the marine scientific research in IOCAS. He pointed out that, in order to further promote the development of marine scientific research, expand the international strategy influence, IOCAS will continue to strengthen the cooperation with SCOR. The two visiting experts spoke highly of the fruitful results of IOCAS’s marine scientific research and personnel training, and with full of expectation to the in-depth cooperation between SCOR and the institute. SCOR will try to recommend high level experts and scholars to IOCAS for both long-term and short-term collaborative research work.

After the meeting, the gusets visited Marine Biological Specimen Museum, Marine Biological Culture Collection Centre and Scientific Instruments in Analysis and Testing Center etc.

SCOR is the leading international non-governmental organization for the promotion and coordination of international oceanographic activities. SCOR does not have the resources to fund research directly; therefore, SCOR science activities focus on promoting international cooperation in planning and conducting oceanographic research, and solving methodological and conceptual problems that hinder research. Scientists from the thirty-six nations participate in SCOR working groups and scientific steering committees for the large-scale ocean research projects.